In humans, differences in the ability to taste phenylthiourea are due to two autosomal alleles at a single locus. Inability to taste is recessive to ability to taste. A child who is a nontaster is born to a couple who can both taste the substance. What is the probability that their next child will be a taster? 3/8

In humans, differences in the ability to taste phenylthiourea are due to two autosomal alleles at a single locus. Inability to taste is recessive to ability to taste. A child who is a nontaster is born to a couple who can both taste the substance. What is the probability that their next child will be a taster? 3/8

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Chapter19: Introduction To Genetics

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